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México
Tree of life
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Arbol relieve maya
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Aztec Tree of life
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The Tree Of Life grows In the Land of Mystery
There we were created there we were born.
There He by whom all things liveSpins the
thread of our lives. The day is dawning The
sun is rising.Soon descending The red birds
will come To suck the nectar of living
flowers.On earth at the sacred tree you stand
You, feathered serpent, you are
Lord! "Nezahualcoyotl Tlatoani of Texcococirca
1430 CE
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According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, the
tree of knowledge, connecting to heaven and the
underworld, and the tree of life, connecting all
forms of creation, are both forms of the world
tree or cosmic tree. According to some scholars,
the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil, portrayed in various religions and
philosophies, are the same tree
Tree of Life with peacock pot (before 1967),
Fowler Museum
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Tree of Life (candelabra) is a popular form of
art in Mexico. Shaped in the form of a tree, it
is then crafted in great detail with figures such
as people, branches, flowers, fruit, animals and
other subject matter. Trees of life usually hold
candles and are often placed as decorative
objects at weddings, churches, funerals, and
various special occasions.
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Arbol de la Vida created by Master Potter
Tiburcio Soteno, METEPEC
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Tucked among their branches, the elaborate and
colourful Mexican clay constructions known as
Trees of Life may contain a range of possible
scenes pre-Hispanic cosmologies, genealogies,
and rituals biblical stories historical
vignettes or secular events. Often fitted with
candles or incense burners, they may soar to a
height of twenty feet or be small enough to fit
in a child's hand. Ever increasing in
popularity, by the early 1970s, the remarkable
and versatile Tree of Life had become a
quintessential symbol of Mexico.
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Detalle arbol de la vida Metepec Estado de
Mexico
A Tree of Life is a theme of clay sculpture
created in central Mexico, especially in the
municipality of Metepec, Mexico State. The image
depicted in these sculptures originally was for
the teaching of the Biblical story of creation to
natives in the early colonial period. The
fashioning of the trees in a clay sculpture began
in Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla but today the
craft is most closely identified with Metepec.
Traditionally, these sculptures are supposed to
consist of certain biblical images, such as Adam
and Eve, but recently there have been trees c
reated with themes completely unrelated to the
Bible.
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The craft is made in three principal areas
Metepec, Mexico State, Izucar de Matamoros, and
Acatlan, both in Puebla, and most are made with
commercial intent. In the old days, these were a
traditional gift for newlyweds as a symbol of
fertility and abundance.
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México
Pictures Internet Copyright All the images
belong to their authors Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2012
Sound Lila Downs - Árbol de la vida